After being left off the All-SEC coaches' first team, Marshall Henderson guided Ole Miss to its first SEC championship since 1981.

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Marshall Henderson now has his extra motivation for the NCAA Tournament.

Ole Miss' leading scorer was named the SEC newcomer of the year on Monday by a vote of the league's media, but he was also kept off the AP All-SEC first team. Henderson and teammate Murphy Holloway were both named to the second team.

Henderson was also left off the coaches' first team and used it as motivation throughout the Rebels' (26-8) SEC Tournament run. He scored 71 points in three games, winning MVP honors. ...